Much has been reported in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the cigarette ban in the UK. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this traditional game provide a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?
Bingo has been an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.
No longer will players be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where folks enjoy smoking.
The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this familiar game?
The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.
Of course playing on the internet could never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little option.